Triple
T16932910
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Melvin B. Tolson |
E410756
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Melvin Beaunorus Tolson |
E410756
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Melvin Beaunorus Tolson | Statement: [Melvin B. Tolson, fullName, Melvin Beaunorus Tolson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melvin Beaunorus Tolson Context triple: [Melvin B. Tolson, fullName, Melvin Beaunorus Tolson]
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A.
Melvin B. Tolson
chosen
Melvin B. Tolson was an influential American poet, educator, and politician known for his modernist verse and for coaching the renowned debate team at Wiley College.
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B.
Countee Cullen
Countee Cullen was a prominent African American poet and leading literary figure of the Harlem Renaissance, known for his lyrical verse and exploration of race, identity, and classical themes.
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C.
Arna Bontemps
Arna Bontemps was an American poet, novelist, and librarian closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance and later the Chicago Black Renaissance, known for his influential contributions to African American literature and culture.
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D.
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes was a leading poet, novelist, and playwright of the Harlem Renaissance, celebrated for his powerful portrayals of African American life and culture in the 20th century.
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E.
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks was a pioneering African American poet and Pulitzer Prize winner whose work powerfully depicted Black urban life and influenced generations of writers and artists.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d886c886688190967be07322597ac9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3cf2650e08190b669d0cf2cf1275b |
completed | April 18, 2026, 6:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00d45c32a08190970137790d08f499 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:54 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:30 a.m.